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Australia
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Population24,128,876[2016 census]
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Median Age38[2016 census]
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Language Spoken at HomeEnglish (72.7%)Mandarin (2.5%)Arabic (1.4%)Cantonese (1.2%)Vietnamese (1.2%)[2016 census]Note: More than 300 languages were identified in total.
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ReligionChristianity (51.6%)Catholic (22.6%)Anglican (13.3%)Other Christian (16.3%)No Religion (30.1%)Islam (2.6%)Buddhism (2.4%)Hinduism (1.9%)Other (1.3%)[2016 census]Note: More than 100 religions were identified in total.
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Cultural DimensionsPower Distance36Individualism90Masculinity61Uncertainty Avoidance51Long Term Orientation21Indulgence71
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AncestryEnglish (33.6%)Australian (31.2%)Irish (10.2%)Scottish (8.6%)Chinese (5.2%)Italian (4.3%)German (4.2%)Indian (2.6%)[2016 census]Note: More than 300 ancestries were identified in total.
Indigenous Australia
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Population649,1712.8% of Australian population[2016 census]
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Average Age23[2016 census]
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LanguageAccording to the 2016 census, 1 in 10 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people speak an Australian Indigenous language at home.The five language groups most widely spoken at home are:Arnham Land & Daly River Region (16.1%)Torres Strait Island (11.7%)Western Desert (11.1%)Yolngu Matha (10.6%)Arandic (7.3%)Note: 150 Australian Indigenous languages were identified in total.[2016 census]
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DiasporaNew South Wales (33.3%)Queensland (28.7%)Western Australia (11.7%)Northern Territory (9.0%)Victoria (7.4%)South Australia (5.3%)Tasmania (3.6%)Australian Capital Territory (1.0%)[2016 census]
Migrant Australia
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Population6,150,197 people born overseas26.4% of Australian population[2016 census]
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Top Overseas BirthplacesUnited Kingdom (4.6%)New Zealand (2.2%)China (2.2%)India (1.9%)Philippines (1.0%)Vietnam (0.9%)Italy (0.7%)South Africa (0.7%)Malaysia (0.6%)Sri Lanka (0.5%)Born elsewhere (11.1%)[2016 census]
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Fastest Growing Migrant PopulationsBy Population ChangeChina (+190,586)India (+160,027)Philippines (+61,153)New Zealand (+35,068)Vietnam (+34,316)Pakistan (+31,692)Nepal (+30,119)South Korea (+24,238)Iran (+23,658)Sri Lanka (+23,437)-By Percentage ChangeMongolia (+240.5%)Bhutan (+142.4%)Nepal (+122.3%)South Sudan (+120.9%)Pakistan (+104.9%)Brazil (+90.4%)Nigeria (+87.8%)Qatar (+84.3%)Syria (+82.6%)Iran (+68.7%)[2016 census]
